Styrofoam Printing

Hey parents, here is an interesting activity to do with your children, we guarantee loads of fun! And all it will take is a bit of imagination and some colors!

Suitable for 5 to 8 year olds

Material needed:

Cartridge paper

Styrofoam bowls

Pencils that are blunt

Paints

Brushes

Rough paper/ newspaper

Pre-work:

Begin by showing them a print that you have made! Ask them to guess how it was made. Sometimes things look very complicated but they really are not!

Method:

Let the child take the Styrofoam bowl and with a pencil (which is not too sharp) draw flowers on them. They have to put a little pressure on the bowl so that it leaves an impression. They should fill the entire space with design leaving a few gaps here and there.

With a brush, apply paint on the design and gently place it on the paper. They will need to do this a few times before they get a hang of the process and the prints really start looking clear. Do a step by step demo so that the child understands.

Thoughts and after questions:

Did you think it would be so easy? What did you learn? This is called printing and it can be a lot of fun. Can you think of where you’ve seen printing? Clothes, books… there are so many examples, which you can show them to connect the dots!

The Art for Akanksha workshops create a common platform for children and adults from different sections of the society to interact with each other. The sessions empower each of them with the knowledge, that no matter how different they are, they have the same potential.

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Art for Akanksha uses art as a tool of empowerment and provides art-related learning opportunities to children served by the Akanksha Foundation. It is the strongest co-curricular programme within the Akanksha network of schools.